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June 7, 2013
English 102
Essay #1(revision)
“This Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona”
In the short story, “This is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona”, by Sherman Alexie, I looked at two characters: Thomas and Victor. Thomas Builds-the-Fire is a storyteller on a reservation...

June 7, 2013
English 102
Essay #1(revision)
“This Is What It Means to Say...

Amanda Sehdev
03/19/2013
Setting Essay
In Sherman Alexie’s “This Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona”, a young man named Victor finds out that his father has passed, but can’t afford to travel from Spokane to Phoenix, especially after the fact that he had just lost his job at the Bureau...

Amanda Sehdev
03/19/2013
Setting Essay
In Sherman Alexie’s “This Is What It Means to Say...

same happened in “This is What it means to sayPhoenixArizona”, by Sherman Alexie, the story followed two men who traveled to retrieve the remains of a deceased one while learning more about themselves and their culture. Victor and Thomas Builds-The-Fire are the two main characters that are both Native...

Angela Smith
Mrs. Black
Engl. 1102
January 31 2014
Plot “This is what it means to sayPhoenix,Arizona”
“This is what it means to sayPhoenix, Arizona” by Sherman Alexie is about the life struggles of two American Indians named Victor and Thomas Builds-the-Fire. Victor,the protagonist...

Sherman Alexie's “This is what it means to sayPhoenix, Arizona” a man named Victor finds out that his father has passed away. Being next of kin, Victor is responsible for gathering his father's assets together, which requires him to make an out of town trip. In order to accomplish this Victor needs help...

Sherman Alexie's “This is what it means to sayPhoenix, Arizona” a man...

have been estranged from each other since they were teenagers. Victor who is the narrator of this story is a young man who lost faith in his culture and its traditions, while Thomas our second main character is a deeply rooted traditional storyteller. In the beginning of the story Victor, our Native...

have been estranged from each other since they were teenagers. Victor who is the narrator of this story is a young man who lost faith in his...

“That Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona”
In short story Sherman Alexie. “That is what it means to sayPhoenix, Arizona, he creates three main characters, Victor, Victor’s father, and Thomas who have three different personalities. However, Thomas seems one of the most interesting characters in this...

“That Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona”
In short story Sherman Alexie. “That...

What does it mean?
Although some people may not think too much of things as insignificant as names or symbols, there is always a reason an author puts them in a story. Sherman Alexi’s “This Is What It Means To SayPhoenixArizona” is a great example of a story that...

What does it mean?
Although some people may not think too much of things as insignificant...

Omniscient Point of view in “This Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona”
The story “This Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona” by Sherman Alexie is a fictional narrative that reflects his experiences during his past and present life. The author allows the audience to become the social...

Victor
In the very first sentence of Sherman Alexie's "This Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona," you can assume that the main character, Victor, is facing a hard life. Not only did he lose his job, he also lost his father to a heart attack the same day. The story tells the journey of Victor and...

Victor
In the very first sentence of Sherman Alexie's "This Is What It Means to Say...

themes in “This Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona” by Sherman Alexie, but the most salient theme is the acceptance of the current problems. In this story, Victor has a much pain because of his father’s death; however, he tries to go to Phoenix to bring his father’s ashes back home. Due to this scene...

themes in “This Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona” by Sherman...

In Sherman Alexie’s short story, “This is What it Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona”, we see a clear depiction of Otherness between the characters, Victor and Thomas-Builds-the-Fire.
This story is about a boy named Victor, who recently lost his father to a heart-attack. Strapped for cash, he is forced...

In Sherman Alexie’s short story, “This is What it Means to SayPhoenix,...

The relationships we see within Toni Morrison’s “Recitatif” and Sherman Alexie’s “This is What it Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona” are very complex, however, whether we’re examining a mother and daughter, or two childhood friends, it is clear our theme deals with the security and solidarity of relationships...

The relationships we see within Toni Morrison’s “Recitatif” and Sherman Alexie’s “This is What it Means to...

Two stories written by two different writers can share similar but very different aspects of life. Sherman alexie wrote the story What It Means To SayPhoenix, Arizona which was about two natives on a road trip to retrieve one of their fathers ashes and bonded during the trip. Louse Erdrich also wrote...

Two stories written by two different writers can share similar but very different aspects of life. Sherman alexie wrote the story What It...

and This is what it means to SayPhoenix, Arizona
The stories of Smoke Signals and “This is What it Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona” are built around the same narrative with a few dissimilarities here and there. Smoke Signals is the film version based from the short story “This is What it Means to Say...

Alexie’s “This Is What it Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona.” The effects that culture and tradition had in “Everyday Use” were similar to Sherman Alexie’s story but the ways that they were displayed were not the same. In many ways, “Everyday Use” showed the effect that culture had on its’ characters mainly...

Alexie’s “This Is What it Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona.” The effects...

obstacles as does his characters in his stories. In the short story, “This is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona,” the author Sherman Alexie shows the struggles of Native Americans in a white man’s world. To help us better understand these struggles, this paper will analyze the characters, theme and setting...

obstacles as does his characters in his stories. In the short story, “This is What It Means to...

This Is What It Means To SayPhoenix, Arizona
“This Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona,” by Sherman Alexie, is a short story based on the friendship of two Native American men, who over time lost the bond they once shared, but because of a recent event, are brought together again to recount old...

Throughout this small story there was a recurring sense of depression which was then overshadowed by the jokes of Thomas. If there was a hard time that Victor was going through, Thomas was always taking an optimistic viewpoint. The theme that I was able to extract from this story was that taking an optimistic...

Throughout this small story there was a recurring sense of depression which was then overshadowed by the jokes of Thomas. If there was a hard...

The short story 'This Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona,' has various locations or settings. These include different locations on the reservation, the airplane, the trailer in Phoenix, and the long road through Nevada. Do these settings have any influence on the character actions? To further understand...

The short story 'This Is What It Means to SayPhoenix, Arizona,' has...